“Chris’s creativity, along with the brilliant work of David and Gillian, continue to propel this pop culture phenomenon, and we can’t wait to see what fresh mysteries Mulder and Scully uncover in this next chapter of The X-Files.”

The X-Files – which follows Mulder and Scully as they investigate paranormal events and UFOs – originally ran for nine series between 1993 and 2002, and led to two feature films.

The show returned last year for a six-episode run and became the highest rating drama to be shown on Channel 5 at the time.